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Mar 6, 2012

Inside LSD-Full Length Documentary

Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25, also known as lysergide and colloquially as acid, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family, well known for its psychological effects which can include altered thinking processes, closed and open eye visuals, synaesthesia, an altered sense of time and spiritual experiences, as well as for its key role in 1960s counterculture. It is used mainly as an entheogen, recreational drug, and as an agent in psychedelic therapy. LSD is non-addictive, is not known to cause brain damage, and has extremely low toxicity relative to dose, although in rare cases adverse psychiatric reactions such as anxiety or delusions are possible The psychedelic drug/entheogen LSD was first synthesized by the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann in the Sandoz (now Novartis) laboratories in Basel, Switzerland on November 16, 1938. It was not until five years later on April 16, 1943, that the psychedelic properties were found.

LSD is considered the typical hallucinogen and the
characteristics of its action and effects apply to the other
hallucinogens, including mescaline, psilocybin, and ibogaine. LSD was
discovered in 1938. It is manufactured from lysergic acid, which is
found in ergot, a fungus that grows on rye and other grains.
LSD is sold on the street as "acid" in tablets, capsules, and,
occasionally, liquid form. It is odorless, colorless, and has a slightly
bitter taste. It is usually taken by mouth. LSD is often added to
absorbent paper, such as blotter paper, and divided into small decorated
squares, with each square representing one dose.
The effects of LSD are unpredictable. They depend on the amount
taken; the user's personality, mood, and expectations; and the
surroundings in which the drug is used. The user usually feels the first
effects of the drug 30 to 90 minutes after taking it. The physical
effects include dilated pupils, higher body temperature, increased heart
rate and blood pressure, sweating, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, dry
mouth, and tremors.
Sensations and feelings change much more dramatically than the
physical signs. The user may feel several different emotions at once or
swing rapidly from one emotion to another. If taken in a large enough
dose, the drug produces delusions and visual hallucinations. The user's
sense of time and self changes. Sensations may seem to "cross over,"
giving the user the feeling of hearing colors and seeing sounds. These
changes can be frightening and can cause panic.
Most users of LSD voluntarily decrease or stop its use
over time. LSD is not considered an addictive drug since it does not
produce compulsive drug-seeking behavior as do cocaine, amphetamine,
heroin, alcohol, and nicotine. However, like many of the addictive
drugs, LSD produces tolerance, so some users who take the drug
repeatedly must take progressively higher doses to achieve the state of
intoxication that they had previously achieved. This is an extremely
dangerous practice, given the unpredictability of the drug.